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R. M. BASSETT. Rolling-Mill.

Patented Dec. 9, 1879.

Birmingham,

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hereby declare the f onnection'with 1 'th s Ispeciiication, an--Figlire,lf, aisee heads; Fig

i i l, y S i improve the `method of adj ustingrollsof rolling.VHeretofore the] bearings i havebeen ad" i by means of :awedge molvedffbyWorking `upon a corresponding orjraised; but in sucli "construction, inorder that the bearing might be quickly raised or io ement :has been th`iiner `adjust-` lovvered, the princi ,l Bg: representing the bearingforthe unadjustable roll,"and C the' bearing for the adjustableroll.""T`hisis guided so as to beffree to befmoved occasion may require. v

`Underneath the adjusta face inclined, and the lower surface of Jthebearing-block O correspondingly inclined, as

seen in Fig. 2L i Below this sliding block D is block, E, arrangediin`the frame so as to `be moved vertically only. In the npper surface of iv aring Gael-idf g block, D, is .arrangedwlth its upper `surdv'corresponding to `,the

f "onf the sleeve ,hence rotation imp sleeve AFf-"Will force the `block`D to'H uleft, vaccordingly as th nd suchmovement `will y el slidingblock `beneath and correspondingly cause i'tgrto se liiiouglilthe'sleeve F a shaft, yCH

` :ran`ged,'gfree torotate, and also fre fo" y a Vlongitlidinalmovement; and on thi one part, I, of a clutch fitted to engag fresponding part, K, on the sleeve,`as "seen1n 'i Fig 2, sdtliatvvhenengaged the rotation-of' *the shaft Will be imparted to thesleeveD. y I@Thejincline between `the two parts 1C face, so thatlby movin g the w ge`out or'kin` thebearing'would be correspondingly lowered` 'madefgreaterthan can be convenie vfor ne adjustment, and isintendef` Y impartagreater extent of movement" y For the finer adjustment, an incli L, islarranged beneath the vertically fo ble `blo'clr E,the lower surface ofwhich slight, so that litsmovement causesffth bloclr yEfto risejor'fallbut slightly compared o the movement of the slide, and so thatth'eslideV Lfa very fine adjustment ma tained. Y e The object of makingthe sleeve'F bular an'dthefshaft through itis that,.in ca wear-,fitiseasily removed from theshai't :replaced byanother. f I am a'ware thattheinclined slide LL," ndY its adjusting-screw are not new, andthereforedo not broadly claim such device; but

What I do claim is- 1. In a rolling-mill, the Vcombination fthe Ymovable bearings with an inclined. sliding Vblock beneath it, and screwfor moving Vsaid sliding b1ock, and a second inclined slide beloW thefirst sliding block and screw to `adjust Y Y it, the incline of onebeing greanterytha the other, substantially as and for the purpose deboth longitudinal androtative vmovement; with scribed. a clutch on saidshaft to engage said sleeve, 2. In a rolling mill, the combination ofthe substantially as described.

movable bearing with an inclined slide bel i i f Death and ascrew-threaded sleeve arranged M' BASSETT u to work in a correspondingthread of the said Witnesses: l inclined slide, and without longitudinalmove- HENRY F. W yI4{]1\IGr`,f i

ment, anda shaft through said sleeve free for THEO. S. BASSETT. 11

